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Sustainable Agriculture and Community Development
Meanwood Kumwena, Zambia
🌳 The Kumwena Farm Project in Lusaka, Zambia, aims to create a food forest demonstrating syntropic gardening techniques in a community with limited yard space.
🥕 Project goals include providing chemical-free vegetables, reducing food miles, and creating a green space for neighbors to enjoy and learn about their food source.
🌱 Drought-resistant crops like cassava serve as nurseries for other plants, while castor beans are used for medicines and cosmetics.
💰 Value-added processing of crops into products like banana jam and fruit leather helps make the project economically viable despite initial labor-intensive challenges.
🏞️ The project's vision is to create a community jewel with water features, where neighbors can buy fresh produce and learn about sustainable agriculture.
🚧 Major challenges include finding committed help and dealing with theft and vandalism of project infrastructure and crops.
